Federal contractor · SANTA BARBARA, CA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA received $1.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 8 awards (+3.7% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $74.7M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($1.8M). It also received $160.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.8M
New awards
8
Sole-source
75%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Parent company
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Other than small businessEducational institutionGovernment entity
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

Part of the THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA company family: 9 registered entities, $1.4B in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAOAKLAND, CA · Family page
    $1.3B
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THEBERKELEY, CA
    $50.4M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINEIRVINE, CA
    $3.8M
  4. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIARIVERSIDE, CA
    $695.7K
  5. UCLA DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINELOS ANGELES, CA
    $327.4K

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-09-30

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 11.8MFY2017
  2. 13.7MFY2018
  3. 11.6MFY2019
  4. 9.5MFY2020
  5. 4.1MFY2021
  6. 10.9MFY2022
  7. 6.6MFY2023
  8. 3MFY2024
  9. 1.7MFY2025
  10. 1.8MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$1.8M97%
    4 awards
  2. U.S. Geological Survey$61.6K3.4%
    2 awards
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-$14K0.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$1.8M97%
  2. Professional services$49.1K2.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. Santa Barbara County, CA$1.8M100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition75%
    US 39% · $1.4M
  • Sole-source awards75%
    US 30% · $1.4M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Army$1.3M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  2. U.S. Geological Survey$61.6K
    Department of the Interior · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. TASK ORDER W911NF19F0010 - ADMINISTRATION UNDER W911NF19D0001$10.6M
    Department of the Army· Santa Barbara County, CA· Research & development· Nov 30, 2018 – Jun 9, 2026· W911NF19F0010
  2. T.O. 0033 -ICB-UARC-FY2023COST$1.1M
    Department of the Army· Santa Barbara County, CA· Research & development· Jul 25, 2023 – May 26, 2026· W911NF23F0007
  3. SERDP AWARD OF PROJECT RC24-4111 - COMBINING NOVEL ANALYTICAL TOOLS, LONG-TERM DATA, AND EXPERIMENTS TO MANAGE MULTI-STRESSOR THREATS IN CALIFORNIA AMPHIBIAN COMMUNITIES. PURPOSE - ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF MULTIPLE STRESSORS ON THREATENED AMPHIBIANS$1M
    Department of the Army· Santa Barbara County, CA· Research & development· Sep 16, 2024 – Feb 26, 2026· W912HQ24C0085
  4. MACROMOLECULAR INTELLIGENCE THROUGH NANOSTRUCTURED DESIGN (MACROMIND)$485.8K
    Department of the Army· Santa Barbara County, CA· Research & development· Jan 28, 2026 – Jan 28, 2026· W911NF26FA003
  5. SEASKETCH SOFTWARE$84.9K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Montgomery County, MD· IT & telecom· Aug 30, 2019 – Apr 27, 2026· 1305L219PNCNJ0469
  6. SEAWATER ANALYSIS$49.1K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Santa Barbara County, CA· Professional services· Jun 29, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026· 140G0326P0196
  7. ZIRCON LA-MC-ICPMS$12.5K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Santa Barbara County, CA· Research & development· Jan 30, 2026 – Jan 30, 2026· 140G0326P0020
  8. FACILITY FEES FOR USE OF FIELD VEHICLE, COMPUTER BACK, AND SUPPLIES$3,931
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Santa Barbara County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Aug 14, 2020 – Dec 23, 2025· 1305M320PNFFR0395

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA received $160.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 593 actions (78 new awards), −16% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($51.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$160.3M
New awards
78
Actions
593
Since FY2021
$1.2B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 244.5MFY2021
  2. 163.3MFY2022
  3. 201.5MFY2023
  4. 189.9MFY2024
  5. 190.8MFY2025
  6. 160.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$105.8M66%
  2. Direct payments$53.5M33%
  3. Other assistance$1M0.6%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$51.5M32%
  2. 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences$15.5M9.7%
  3. 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$10.4M6.5%
  4. 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research$10.3M6.4%
  5. 47.074 · Biological Sciences$8.9M5.6%
  6. 47.084 · Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$7M4.3%
  7. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$5.6M3.5%
  8. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$5.1M3.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$54.2M34%
  2. National Science Foundation$52.5M33%
  3. National Institutes of Health$18M11%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Department of Energy$10.4M6.5%
  5. Department of the Army$8.8M5.5%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Air Force$5.9M3.7%
    Department of Defense
  7. Department of the Navy$4.6M2.9%
    Department of Defense
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3M1.9%

Largest awards

  1. GRANT PROGRAM$53M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 17, 2024 – Nov 18, 2025· P063P240053
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$51.2M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 15, 2025 – Sep 17, 2026· P063P250053
  3. MICROBIOLOGY: INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES$44.2M
    12.431 · Basic Scientific Research· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Nov 12, 2020 – Sep 22, 2026· W911NF1920026
  4. UCSB HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS GROUP PROPOSAL FOR DE-FOA-0000948$28.7M
    81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Project grant· Jun 22, 2021 – Aug 19, 2026· DESC0011702
  5. AI INSTITUTE FOR AGENT-BASED CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE AND OPERATION -COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE INCREASINGLY CENTRAL TO NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE…$17.9M
    47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· May 3, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026· 2229876
  6. BIOFOUNDRY: A BIOFOUNDRY FOR EXTREME & EXCEPTIONAL FUNGI, ARCHAEA AND BACTERIA (EX-FAB) -A BIOFOUNDRY IS A FACILITY THAT ENABLES…$16M
    47.074 · Biological Sciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Aug 27, 2024 – Jul 30, 2026· 2400327

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $163.7K (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $15.7M (92 subawards)

52 sub-recipients

  1. PURDUE UNIVERSITY$1.2M7.6%
    WEST LAFAYETTE, IN · 4 subawards
  2. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$939.6K5.9%
    PASADENA, CA · 3 subawards
  3. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$930.2K5.9%
    STANFORD, CA · 6 subawards
  4. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$923.6K5.8%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 5 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$921.2K5.8%
    SEATTLE, WA · 4 subawards
  6. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$803K5.1%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 4 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$709.2K4.5%
    CORAL GABLES, FL · 1 subaward
  8. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CONSORTIUM$709.1K4.5%
    DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL · 1 subaward
  9. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$695.1K4.4%
    ATLANTA, GA · 2 subawards
  10. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$660.1K4.2%
    EVANSTON, IL · 5 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $267.5K (3 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $10.1M (44 subawards)

36 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH$2.2M21%
    BOULDER, CO · 2 subawards
  2. TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES$900K8.7%
    GOLDEN, CO · 2 subawards
  3. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$700K6.8%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 3 subawards
  4. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$680K6.6%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 2 subawards
  5. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$598.2K5.8%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  6. RENDEVER, INC.$581.7K5.6%
    SOMERVILLE, MA · 1 subaward
  7. CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY$570.9K5.5%
    ORANGE, CA · 2 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE$550K5.3%
    KNOXVILLE, TN · 1 subaward
  9. NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION$400K3.9%
    SILVER SPRING, MD · 1 subaward
  10. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$345K3.3%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 9.1% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $19M paid out · $16.5M received
  • FY2022: $18M paid out · $21.4M received
  • FY2023: $19.2M paid out · $18.5M received
  • FY2024: $21.1M paid out · $23.2M received
  • FY2025: $16.5M paid out · $15M received
  • FY2026: $15.9M paid out · $10.4M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

583 companies · $997M reported

  1. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$153.2M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 12 subawards
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$110.9M
    MELBOURNE, FL · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.$44.8M
    YORK, PA · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

323 companies · $771.2M reported

  1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$65.8M
    PASADENA, CA · 76 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$43.8M
    BOULDER, CO · 81 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$27.8M
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 176 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 33 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC$3.6B−6.1% in FY2026
    CHICAGO, IL · 3 entities · 85% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development services
  2. ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC$2.8B−15% in FY2026
    LAKEWOOD, CO · 66% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development services
  3. FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC$2.5B−55% in FY2026
    CHICAGO, IL · 59% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Across the company family of THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (9 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • The Regents of the University of CaliforniaAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$700K
8 reports
Lobbying · 2024–2026
$1.2M

Lobbying by year

  1. 2024$60K
    1 reports
  2. 2025$700K
    8 reports
  3. 2026$400K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Education12 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations5 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES11 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE11 reports
  3. White House Office4 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. BGR Government Affairs$740K
    6 reports
  2. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$420K
    7 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.